The information on this site is based on educational diet and lifestyle guidelines and not intended to diagnose, treat, cure, prevent, or prescribe. It should in no way be considered a substitute for care from your local qualified health care practitioners. We at P2P are not medical doctors, nor are we licensed to dispense medical advice. If you choose to act on any of this information, you are doing so by your own choice and with the agreement of your primary and other health care providers. 

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Remember, you are under no obligation to ever purchase anything through our affiliate links. But if you choose to do so, you are supporting our small family business and our ability to provide free content. Thanks for helping us help others prepare to parent!

The following Privacy Policy governs the online information collection practices of Souls in Synergy LLC, which owns and operates Preparing to Parent (“we” or “us”). Specifically, it outlines the types of information that we gather about you while you are using the https://preparingtoparent.com website (the “site”) and the ways in which we use this information.

This Privacy Policy has been compiled to better serve those who are concerned with how their Personally Identifiable Information (PII) is being used online. PII, as described in US privacy law and information security, is information that can be used on its own or with other information to identify, contact, or locate a single person, or to identify an individual in context. Please read the Privacy Policy carefully to get a clear understanding of how we collect, use, protect, or otherwise handle your Personally Identifiable Information in accordance with our website.

What personal information do we collect from the people that visit our website?

When registering on our site, as appropriate, you may be asked to enter your name, e-mail address, or other details to help you with your experience.

When do we collect information?

We collect information from you when you register on our site, subscribe to a newsletter, fill out a form, or enter information on our site.

How do we use your information?

We may use the information we collect from you when you register, sign up for our newsletter, respond to a survey or marketing communication, surf the website, or use certain other site features in the following ways:

• To improve our website in order to better serve you.
• To send periodic e-mails regarding updates, education, or other products and services.
• To follow up with you after correspondence.

How do we protect your information?

We adopt appropriate data collection, storage, and processing practices and security measures to protect against unauthorized access, alteration, disclosure, or destruction of your personal information and data stored on our site.

Do we use cookies?

Yes. Cookies are small files that a site or its service provider transfers to your computer's hard drive through your Web browser (if you allow) that enables the site's or service provider's systems to recognize your browser and capture and remember certain information. For instance, we may use cookies in the future to help us remember and process items in your shopping cart. They are also used to help us understand your preferences based on previous or current site activity, which enables us to provide you with improved services. We also use cookies to help us compile aggregate data about site traffic and site interaction so that we can offer better site experiences and tools in the future. We may also use trusted third-party services that track this information on our behalf.

You can choose to have your computer warn you each time a cookie is being sent, or you can choose to turn off all cookies. You do this through your browser settings. Since each browser is a little different, look at your browser's Help menu to learn the correct way to modify your cookies. If you turn cookies off, some features will be disabled.

Third-party disclosure

We do not sell, trade, or otherwise transfer to outside parties your Personally Identifiable Information.

Be aware that we may occasionally release information about our visitors when release is appropriate to comply with law or to protect the rights, property, or safety of users of the site or the public.

Please also note that as our business grows, we may buy or sell various assets. In the unlikely event that we sell some or all of our assets, or one or more of our websites is acquired by another company, information about our users may be among the transferred assets.

Third-party links

Occasionally, at our discretion, we may include or offer third-party products or services on our website. These third-party sites have separate and independent privacy policies. We therefore have no responsibility or liability for the content and activities of these linked sites. Nonetheless, we seek to protect the integrity of our site and welcome any feedback about these sites.

COPPA (Children's Online Privacy Protection Act)

When it comes to the collection of personal information from children under the age of 13 years old, the Children's Online Privacy Protection Act (COPPA) puts parents in control. The Federal Trade Commission, the consumer protection agency of the United States, enforces the COPPA Rule, which spells out what operators of websites and online services must do to protect children's privacy and safety online.

We do not specifically market to children under the age of 13 years old.

Fair Information Practices

The Fair Information Practices Principles form the backbone of privacy law in the United States and the concepts they include have played a significant role in the development of data protection laws around the globe. Understanding the Fair Information Practice Principles and how they should be implemented is critical to comply with the various privacy laws that protect personal information.

In order to be in line with Fair Information Practices we will take the following responsive action, should a data breach occur: we will notify you via e-mail within 7 business days.

CAN-SPAM Act

The CAN-SPAM Act is a law that sets the rules for commercial e-mail, establishes requirements for commercial messages, gives recipients the right to have e-mails stopped from being sent to them, and spells out tough penalties for violations.

To be in accordance with CAN-SPAM, we agree to honor opt-out/unsubscribe requests quickly. If at any time you would like to unsubscribe from receiving future e-mails, you can e-mail us at stacy@preparingtoparent.com or follow the unsubscribe instructions at the bottom of each e-mail and we will promptly remove you from all correspondence.

Contacting us

If there are any questions regarding this Privacy Policy, you may contact us at stacy@preparingtoparent.com.

Last updated December 14, 2017